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Triceratops jugal spike
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Nice! I wouldn't know a dino bone if it bit me in the arse, but if you believe there are dino remains there I'd suggest contacting a paleontologist group and have them check it out. 
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That looks like a nice walk. Are there pictures of dinosaur bones among the rocks? I'm not sure that stone you have is a Jugal bone, but it is certainly unusual. This is where the Jugal bone would come from.
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I believe it to be a Jugal Spike. It's the part that it would most likely match with. As far as the dinosaur bones, most of those "rocks" are dinosaur bones. I thought that would be obvious, but I guess you have to be there to see them in their entirety. Maybe these pics will help a bit...
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If you look closely at these photos, I previously posted, you are able to see the head of a young triceratops with the frill visible...
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I am in the process of getting some people out here to look at this site. The photos I have posted are of skeletons exposed by the wash for quite some time. I believe there are many more still completely covered, but the wash is quickly eroding back. I also found, what I believe, at least one Ankylosaur.Nice! I wouldn't know a dino bone if it bit me in the arse, but if you believe there are dino remains there I'd suggest contacting a paleontologist group and have them check it out.
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I guess so, or maybe I just don't have the eye for them. They just look like plain old rocks to me.
Comparing the photos you posted to the triceratops skull from the Smithsonian ... I still don't see it.
But like I said, maybe I just don't have the eye for it.
What kind of rock is it? It looks like sandstone?
Good luck, and let us know what they find.
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You're only reference is the pics you have viewed from the Smithsonian? I was under the impression you have been hunting and finding dinosaur fossils for quite some time. I'm sorry to even waste your time on this.
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I'm no paleontologist, but I've seen plenty of dinosaur fossils, and none of the ones I've seen look like the rocks you posted. I've also never seen or even heard of a fossil made from sandstone, which is what at least one of your pics appears to be.
I'm less concerned about you wasting my time than wasting your own time and money if the rocks are just rocks. If your local experts on site confirm that they are dinosaur bones, that's great, and I'm happy for you.
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I'm no paleontologist
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GREAT PICTURES 
Thank you for taking the time to share theses with all of us
Thank you for taking the time to share theses with all of us
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KFinn, to me, the possibility that those are actual dinosaur bones is just amazing, and I'm very much looking forward to hearing about what the scientists think.
Please, keep us updated!
Please, keep us updated!
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Sure. But being found in sandstone is not the same as being composed of sandstone.
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Wow! Thank you for your input. 🙄
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To just pop in to say that is not even close to helpful seeing as I have posted obvious fossil material collected from the area. Mandible, teeth, etc. To not even ask any follow up questions about the site, where the "rocks" fell out of, if these "rocks" stand out compared to everything else nearby, etc, etc tells me your "expertise" is as extensive as your participation in this thread.
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